27 April 2016 4:44 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
“Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris has made no secret of his love for the work of TV legend Norman Lear.
What’s less well known is that Lear, 93, actually spent a day in the “Black-ish” writers room a few months ago.
“It was surreal,” Barris says of that day. “I just sat there saying, ‘Is Norman Lear at the front of my writers’ table pitching stories? This is crazy.’ He was as sharp as anybody else in the room, regardless of his age.”
One of the conversations that Lear kicked off among the writers that day lasted “for weeks,” reports Barris. The topic — how issues of financial insecurity can play out between married people — influenced the April 27 episode, titled “The Johnson Show.”
In the episode, Dre (Anthony Anderson) becomes concerned about possible layoffs where he works. He and Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) discuss what would happen if only her income — and »
- Maureen Ryan
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